Jairam Ramesh on low-key 3-day visit to Sri Lanka

July 11, 2012 11:39

Our sources in Delhi tell us that Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh's, three-day visit to Sri Lanka today is a hot topic amongst ADMK
and DMK politicians. Both the parties consider Jairam as a bridge between Dravida parties and 10 Janpath.

Jairam's visit to Colombo is primarily to exchange the salient features of Nrega and to deliver a lecture at Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute in Colombo.

Jairam has been intentionally low on publicity as he got support for this visit from the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee MPs and not from ADMK or DMK.

He will be received at the Colombo airport by Nirupama Rajapakshe, the Sri Lankan deputy Minister for Water Resources.

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